References:
Robitussin -Recommended by Dr. Zoidberg (cf. Dr. Mom)
"Brazil" (1985 Terry Gilliam film) - The central bureaucracy building, urgent messages in pneumatic tubes that are completely ignored, enormous walls of filing cabinets, and obsession over stamping forms all recall this movie.
Review: A very thin episode, but Hermes steals every scene he's in. Morgan's passion for Fry seemed forced and served no purpose other than to get Bender's memory removed; couldn't they have thought of a funnier way to do this? The musical number was not as amusing as "Robot Hell" but still pretty clever. They should also have gone for an all-out parody of "Brazil" in act 3, but instead they chose to make a few vague, questionable references. I hope we see a Hermes-centered episodes in the future in which his character is made deeper and less one-sided. But this trifle will have to do until then. (B-)